description Clemente Biondetti Overview
Clemente Biondetti was an Italian racing driver whose career centered on road and sports-car events rather than the Formula One World Championship. He made one World Championship start, the 1950 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, in a Ferrari chassis fitted with a Jaguar engine; he retired after 17 laps and scored no points. Biondetti won the Mille Miglia in 1938, 1947, 1948, and 1949, placing him in the history of both prewar and early postwar Italian road racing.
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How many Formula One World Championship starts did Clemente Biondetti make?
Clemente Biondetti made one World Championship start. It was the 1950 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
What car did Biondetti use at the 1950 Italian Grand Prix?
He raced a Ferrari chassis fitted with a Jaguar engine. The unusual combination reflects his broader background in sports-car and road racing rather than a long Formula One career.
Was Clemente Biondetti mainly a Formula One driver?
No. His career centered on road races and sports-car events, where he achieved his main reputation.
What type of racing was Clemente Biondetti known for?
Biondetti was best known for endurance and road events rather than regular World Championship Grands Prix. His career is therefore important to motorsport history even though his Formula One record contains only one start.
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